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These areas are known as Improvement Areas.
A tenant of a house outside an Improvement Area may ask the local
authority to secure the improvement of his house. Pour applications regarding
provision of amenities to the full standard as set out in Section 43 of the
Act were dealt with.
RENT ACT, 1957
One application for a Certificate of Disrepair was received and one
certificate was granted.
Three applications for the cancellation of Certificates of Disrepair were
received and notice given to tenants and a total of four certificates were
cancelled.
FOOD AND DRUGS
Efforts to safeguard the public by supervision and control at every stage
in the production, processing and subsequent handling of food before it
ultimately reaches the consumer, must of necessity be governed by staff
availability. If complete coverage of the whole procedure is not possible,
then a decision has to be made as to a system best suited to ensure at least
a "watching brief on all important aspects.
wholesale deliberate adulteration of foods, as was practised years ago,
has probably ceased, but this does not relieve the pood and Drugs Authorities
from being vigilant. with the so called 'modern progression', the reason for
sampling has changed, and in consequence, laboratory techniques have altered,
whilst additives correctly applied and non-nutritive ingredients which have
been added intentionally to improve the appearance, texture, or flavour of
food can contribute an improvement to the preservation of food, they all
require checking to ensure that they are not in excess of the prescribed limits.
Details of food trades carried on in
1,925 premises situated in the Borough
Aerated water manufacturer 1
Bakehouses (basement) 10
Bakers' shops and Bakehouses 98
Beer bottlers 1
Butchers 221
Cake decoration manufacture 1
Confectionery (Sweet shops) 502
Pish, wet, fried and curing 95
Pood importers 3
Greengrocery 205
Grocery and provisions 533
Ice cream- manufacture and sale711
Milk distributor 298
Public Houses and Off Licences 391
Preserved food premises 266
Restaurants and Cafes 322
wholesale food storage 46
3,704